Jul 1st, 2011 Posted in Lighting | no comment »
Most people like to avoid drama, and that’s definitely a good thing. However, there are times when you’ll look around your home and realize that maybe a little drama is exactly what you need! You don’t have to go overboard or think that you have to spend a lot of money. If you’re a homeowner on a budget or even a tenant trying to make your apartment feel a little more like home, it’s time to invest in some stunning floor lamps.
The nice part about floor lamps and even table lamps is that they aren’t very expensive. Even if you have a lot of other responsibilities on your plate every month, you’ll be able to pick up great lighting each and every time.
What’s the secret, you ask? Well, it’s all contained in the rise of the Internet. Instead of paying high prices for your new lamps, you can jump online and order exactly what you need the first time around. There are natural savings online over most regular stores because it costs less to offer consumers products online — there’s no massive inventory count that has to be brought in, which keeps costs down. Most online retailers will be more than happy to pass on those savings to you, but you will have to get started today to check out all of the great deals waiting for you!
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Nov 8th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | no comment »
Galley kitchens consist of two parallel benchtops and work areas, with a narrow aisle in between. The aisle should be at least 1500mm – 2000mm wide. The space can be enclosed at one end where perhaps you have a window or a wall. Here you would maximize every spare inch of wall space to put in wall cabinets or a butler’s pantry or sink. Or the galley kitchen can be open at both ends. This is called a two-way galley kitchen. This layout means that the kitchen becomes very compact and there must be enough space to move between the two galleys. Especially if you have two people working in the kitchen at once! Make sure that the cabinets and the oven-door can open easily.
This style of kitchen offers the most efficient use of space with cabinets running down either side. Very popular in apartments, this layout is probably the best for ergonomics, too. Use it if you are faced with a ‘thin’ kitchen space. You can get smaller than standard size appliances like the dishwasher, oven and cooktop and fridge, so that these can all fit comfortably into this layout. Design a smart storage system as always, in a small kitchen. While in the planning stage, place your drawers for cutlery and your shelving for crockery at the open end of the galley, so that someone can lay the table without actually coming into the kitchen and disturbing the cook!
Similarly, place any utensils used for cooking near the oven and cooktop to minimize walking distance. Everything must be easily within reach in this kitchen design. If you have enough space, use one side of the galley as a countertop for a breakfast bar with stools or high chairs on the other side, or set your sink or cooktop in it.
Your small kitchen remodel will offer you many possibilities for maximizing a tight space. It can look stunning and is very functional!
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Jun 26th, 2010 Posted in Appliances, Home Tips, Interior Design | no comment »
The apartments and houses today, we noticed that we lack space to store our stuff, clothes, books or souvenirs is becoming more pronounced, since the tendency to live in small houses is increasing every day.
The surfaces of the bedroom closets of outgrown us.
There is only one solution: make the most of the gaps that we take for lost: under the beds, which often incorporate drawers for that purpose, and of course, the staircase.
One of the more practical uses that we can give to our locker room is like, especially if the ladder is against a wall.
If the gap is large, we can entrust ourselves or install a custom door and will be the perfect place to put the cleaning tools not ever know where to hide or even having a shelves on the inside, we can install a pantry, extending and the kitchen storage.
Another practical solution is to buy large cylinders and use them as tables covering them with a beautiful tablecloth, no one will know that there are your things, I keep to clothing, are decorative and help you save space in closets.
You can also make a larger wooden lid if you wish, also decorative and paper to keep the nursery and there toys.
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